Aer Lingus to announce huge job losses

AER LINGUS is expected to announce hundreds of job losses today when it briefs staff on plans to cut costs and reverse mounting losses.

Up to 650 cabin and ground crew could be made redundant, with many more workers facing swingeing pay cuts.

The airline, which has fended off two hostile bids from Ryanair, said in August it would have to cut wages and jobs, but a detailed plan had to await the arrival last month of chief executive Christoph Mueller, the former TUI, Sabena, and Deutsche Post executive who took up his post on October 1.